The McMichael's Anna Stanisz, Associate Director, Creative Learning & Programs, and Rachel D'Oliveira, Art and Special Programs Coordinator, found us a home in the gallery. PPOC-ON, provided a team of master photographers and judges--including Kamini Le Capelain, Deb Deville, Brad Kelly and lead judge Jay Terry--who deliberated for hours over the final selections.

For me, someone who’s never seen a professional jury at work before, I learned a lot about the "Criteria of a Merit Image" and just how much scrutiny it takes to win a photo contest. We had over 800 entries to our photo contest, so again, well done to all the entrants, and especially the final 20.

Photo Contest winners posing with their photos at the McMichael's opening reception for the Greenbelt photo exhibit.

As a long-time admirer of photography, I can say you all did a fantastic job!

Dorothea Lange, a pioneer in social documentary photography documented living conditions on American farms for the FSA during the Great Depression. Her images became part of movement for social change: the camera teaching people how to see…

Our winners, and all our entries, provide a lesson in “how to see.” The photos help us see that all around us there are lands and communities worth preserving. You don't need a plane ticket to access any of it, you just need to step outside.

Nearly two million acres of diverse and vital lands that literally feed us, clean our air, and filter our water. They inspire some really creative people too, and they should inspire us all to continue to protect our Greenbelt, not just for the next ten years, but forever.

We would like to thank all the participants of the Friends of the Greenbelt Photo Contest for sharing how you see the Greenbelt. It has truly been an honour to be a part of this project.

Stay tuned, because after the McMichael Art Collection the photo gallery will be hitting the road on tour to different galleries all over the Greenbelt and the Greater Toronto Area. We will be sharing the Greenbelt with everybody!

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Ontario’s Greenbelt is the solution for fresh air, clean water, healthy local food, active outdoor recreation, and a thriving economy. At almost 2 million acres, it’s the world’s largest permanently protected greenbelt, keeping our farmlands, forests, wetlands safe and sustainable.The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation works to help keep farmers successful, strengthen local economies, and protect and grow natural features.